Friday, August 17, 2007

My favourite these days is Hanne Falkenbergof Denmark. I appreciate her use of colour and texture. Some of her work looks so tailored. Take a peak at her Tweedie (below).

Special notice: This month I will be picking one entry, at random, to receive 2 hanks of Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Heather fingering yarn in Highland Mist (enough to make a large pair of socks). The prize winner will be chosen on Sunday, September 16th, 2007. If you would like to be included in the draw please send me your email address to fingersfancy at inbox dotcom once you have posted your submission to the comments section of this post.

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45 comments:

The designer whose creations I have most enjoyed knitting recently would have to be Jane Sowerby. I was given her book Victorian Lace Today as a swap gift and have knit several of the designs and just love looking through the book at all the beautiful delicate lace shawls and stoles.

My favorite designer is Hannah Kaminsky from bittersweetblog.wordpress.com. She's so creative, she thinks of the cutest things to knit and crochet. She makes patterns for everything from a Hostess cupcake hat to a kiwi bird that can sit on your shoulder. She proves that you can knit pretty much anything if you have your heart set on it.

My favourite designer is currently Glampyre/Stefanie Japel. I like her symbiosis between historically inspired or girly and wearable. I have only knitted two of her designs but the patterns were very well written, which also endeared the designer to me :-)

My favorite designer is Elizabeth Zimmerman. Her designs are timeless and she makes them look so simple.But I love the tweedie you show, it looks like it good be used for a suit jacket it is so sleek. I want that pattern :-)

I am just getting into more intricate designs and have been blown away by Cookie A and Elizabeth Zimmerman. I mention both altho I haven't actually tried Cookie A's monkey socks, yet. They are on my to-do list for this winter.

Currently it's Cookie A. for her sock designs. As an obsessive sock knitter, I am enamored especially of her Monkey pattern. I think I could be happy just making Monkey socks out of all my gorgeous sock yarn stash!!

My current favorite designer is Teva Durham (Loop-d-Loop). She has great shaping and attention to detail that make unique projects. I knitted one of her sweaters for DD (half on the bias and half sideways--can't remember the name)and she gets comments everywhere she goes.

I am also a new fan of Elizabeth Zimmerman. I'm learning a lot from her. I also like the simple patterns that Alexandra Virgiel does (Artisokka.com) and am making Rose, which is Soleil (Knitty.com) with sleeves.

I'd have to say that Cookie A is my favorite designer at the moment. Her socks are amazing and really fun to knit. My family really enjoys recieving socks that have been knit from her patterns as gifts :)

For me Elizabeth Zimmerman tops the list. Her Baby Surprise Jacket is a classic. After her Eunny Jang and Cookie A are tied. Eunny's work simply blows my mind and Cookie A's socks never cease to amaze me!

For socks I love the ideas I can glean for Charlene Schurch. For Other knitting no one can beat Elizabeth Zimmerman. She gies all of us the freedom to make whatever we are making all our own, even when we use her patterns.

I've been thinking about this recently. My DH reached his tolerance limit on my needlework magazines, so I've been sorting through and passing on the least interesting issues. In this process, I noticed that most every time I saw a design and thought, ohhh, I love that one is was by the same designer. Norah Gaughan's creatitivity is inspiring!Marie in ABQ

Hi! (from kh too)I'd have to say, right now I am in awe of Wendy knits amazing socks and her ability to create beautiful socks even while on drugs! :lol: I have saved her available free patterns, and drool over her designs she posts on her blog. I missed all of her patterns at the loopy ewe. not that I could *actually* do them.. (i have no chart readin' skillz) :)

Wow, it's a tough call. I love EZ, Cookie A., Nancy Bush, and Sivia Harding. But I think the one that tops my list is Glampyre/Stefanie Japel. I love pretty much everything she has designed, and my favorite sweater I've ever made is one of her designs (Easy V-Neck Raglan).

Hi, I'm from knittinghelp.com too...This is a hard question I love all the ones mentioned above. Like Jeanius I also missed Wendy's patterns on loopy ewe...hopefully I can catch them later this week...right now I have a lot of Melanie Gibbons (pink lemon twist) Patterns on my to do list. I have the Moon Dance stole on needles and the MS3. Her lace patterns are so beautiful...so my answer today is Melanie Gibbons lol.. : )

Right this moment I am loving Cookie A., for the Monkey Socks pattern. :O) And my all time fave would have to be Elizabeth Zimmerman for being her! And for her way of making me know I can do it. Thanks for the question! Cool idea. samm in canada